A dissertation on elective attractions / by Torbern Bergmann ; translated from the Latin by the translator of Spallanzani's dissertations.

  • Bergman, Torbern, 1735-1784. Disquisitio de attractionibus electivis. English
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1785
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Credit: A dissertation on elective attractions / by Torbern Bergmann ; translated from the Latin by the translator of Spallanzani's dissertations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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